Santa Who?

About this Broadcast

Santa Claus loses control of his sleigh in tricky weather conditions and crashes into a passing car - and the resulting bump on the head leads to a total loss of memory. It is left to a youngster to help him beat the amnesia and deliver presents around the world in time for Christmas morning. Family comedy, starring Leslie Nielsen, Max Morrow, Tommy Davidson, Stephen Eckholdt and Robyn Lively

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Comedy Family Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Leslie Nielsen (Actor) .. Santa Claus

Max Morrow (Actor) .. Zack

Tommy Davidson (Actor) .. Max

Stephen Eckholdt (Actor) .. Peter Albright

Robyn Lively (Actor) .. Claire Dreyer

Roger Clown (Actor) .. Ray Engles

RD Reid (Actor) .. Grady

Richard Fitzpatrick (Actor) .. Detective Lohenry

William Dear (Director)

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Did You Know..

Leslie Nielsen (Actor) .. Santa Claus

Born: February 11, 1926 in Regina, Canada

Best Known For: The Naked Gun movies.

Early-life: Born Leslie William Nielsen on February 11, 1926, in Regina, Canada. He had two brothers, one of whom became the country's deputy prime minister. His mother was Welsh, his father, a Mountie, was very strict. Nielsen attended school in Edmonton before joining the Royal Air Force towards the end of the Second World War. He was a DJ and announcer for a Calgary radio station before studying acting at the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York.

Career: Nielsen followed his uncle, actor Jean Hersholt, onto the stage before making his TV debut in Studio One in 1950. He made guest appearances in numerous shows before his first film, The Vagabond King, was released in 1956, the same year he starred in cult sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet. Various TV series and movies followed, including Peyton Place, The Poseidon Adventure and Viva Knievel! In 1980 he featured in Airplane! which led to him being cast in TV series Police Squad. The show was adapted for the big screen as The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad, and spawned two sequels. He died from pneumonia on November 28, 2010 at the age of 84.

Quote: "Doing nothing is very hard to do - you never know when you're finished."

Trivia: He married four times and had two children.